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Shiftable carriage mechanism for incliner chair

US5054850A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1990
Grant dateOct 8, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C1/0345
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Each of the left and right support assemblies for a shiftable carriage mechanism for an incliner chair includes a toggle drive subassembly that includes an upper toggle link which is pivotally connected to a mounting rail of a frame subassembly, a lower toggle link which is pivotally connected to a base member of the frame subassembly and a drive spring which is connected to the upper toggle link. The drive spring operates to position the toggle links in a locked condition when the support assembly is retracted and to drive the support assembly into an extended condition when the toggle links are manually rotated to an unlocked condition.

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